If you are looking for a high quality paintball guns, you can always rely on Smart Parts. Most paintball enthusiasts would agree that Smart Parts is one of the top companies in the world that manufacture reliable, durable and affordable paintball products.

The Smart Parts Ion paintball gun is one of its well known products. It is a low cost electropneumatic marker, which at the time of release is too expensive for common players. This model lets the players enjoy a high rate of fire paintball markers.

Features. The design is relatively simple but you can modify or change its body shell. This is one feature that was introduced by this model - the interchangeable body. A player has the option to choose from the 4 available colors and color combinations. These are red and black, yellow and black, blue and black and just plain black. The marker is initially made from aluminum. The interchangeable bodies are made from high quality composite material which gives the gun a plastic look. Moreover, these shells provide protection from unwanted scratches and fading.

The Ion is quite light weighing only 2 lbs and 2 oz making it easier to control. Without the barrel, it has a length of 8.5 inches. Also, it comes with a 12-inch barrel, .45 grip, a two finger trigger, vertical feed and a low pressure regulator. You can choose from one of the four firing modes to suit your game play. These are the semiautomatic and rebound mode, which give a maximum firing rate of 17 bps, and the full automatic and three shot burst with 10 bps firing rate.

Features. This paintball gun has a low operating pressure of 140 to 200 psi using HPA or CO2 allowing the gun to perform 1000-1400 shots with 68 cubic inch, 4500 psi tank. The Ion also uses a break-beam vision trigger pivot that almost eliminates chopping.

Batteries are so convenient for it uses 9 volt batteries wherein it enables you to shot 15,000 times. However, when you buy your gun, it does not include the charger. You can either buy one or just have an extra battery.

Advantages. The Ion paintball gun became so popular because of its several advantages. First, as I mentioned above, the gun is quite light. It is easy to handle and control which of course can enhance your performance in the battle field. Another good thing with the Ion is its stock barrel. It can be considered as one of the best stock barrels ever released. If you are planning to upgrade your Ion, this will be the last thing you need to change. Its break-beam is also good, as well as its regulator. Customizing your trigger is one of the best features introduced by the Ion. Most paintball gun triggers needs an experienced and skilled player to adjust it. In Ion, it is just a matter or turning a few screws. A high performance gun in an affordable price - it is definitely the best deal, right?

Cons. The on/off button is quite difficult to push that sometimes you cannot even tell whether you have it on or not. Second, using CO2 is not recommended at all as it tends to freeze the gun that can damage its internals and electronics. For this gun, it is better to use compressed air. This gun also uses the o-rings to secure the hopper, which is not versatile or effective at all, might as well use a clamping feed neck. The first Ion paintball gun was released in 2005. It was further improved and developed to address these problems and issues. It was on 2007 when Smart Parts released the new Ion model, the Ion XE.

Article Directory : http://www.articlecube.com